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Greenock road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,760 road traffic collisions in Greenock, Inverclyde, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 952 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 46% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
4,760
220th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,925
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
44 people killed
Serious collisions
952
1,043 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 46% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Greenock

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal410.9%
  • Serious95220%
  • Slight3,76779%

What the data shows

  • Greenock had 301 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 769 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Greenock were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,257 children under 16 were killed or injured in Greenock, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in Greenock.

Where Greenock ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
220th
Most casualties
219th
Most fatal collisions
266th
Most serious collisions
195th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday640 (13%)
  • Tuesday669 (14%)
  • Wednesday694 (15%)
  • Thursday784 (16%)
  • Friday839 (18%)
  • Saturday664 (14%)
  • Sunday470 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,330 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,370 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,746 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway591 (12%)
  • Roundabout212 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road192 (4%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,715 (99%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,233 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,038 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds276 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds85 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,750 (46%)
  • Pedestrian1,898 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist469 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant324 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist198 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant163 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant56 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Greenock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Greenock peaked at 197 in 1982; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20251424
20242640
20231422
20221321
20211719
20202024
20194664
20184757
20174557
20165979
20155674
20146894
20136682
20127488
20117295
201084108
20096886
200895129
200792116
200694112
200582104
2004104128
2003107157
200276112
2001104134
2000133171
1999124150
1998137168
1997154202
1996131158
1995139169
1994173202
1993125160
1992144181
1991154186
1990126154
1989143167
1988142168
1987157191
1986181204
1985194238
1984195227
1983190221
1982197229
1981181224
198079105
19791824

Map of recent crashes in Greenock

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Greenock

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Greenock

The 24 most recent collisions in Greenock happened between 13 September 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Greenock

The A8 has the most collisions in Greenock, 526 of 4,760 (11%), followed by the A78 (421).

Collisions in Greenock on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA8526671798
2ndA78421536487
3rdA770248346553
4thB7054194238047
5thB788177223249
6thA74285106216
7thA7613300
8thA773500

Council areas covering Greenock

Collisions in Greenock were recorded in 2 council areas. Inverclyde has 4,756 of 4,760 (99.9%).

Collisions in Greenock by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stInverclyde4,7565,91841952
2ndRenfrewshire3500

Postcode districts in Greenock

Collisions in Greenock were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PA15 (2,811) and PA16 (1,949).